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The City of Houston Building Materials
Bring Us Your Reusable Construction Materials! We Will Keep It Out Of Landfills And Give It To Non-Profit Organizations For Free!9003 North Main St. Houston, TX 77022281• 814 • 3324
www.houstonreuse.orgreuse.warehouse@houstontx.govwww.reusewarehouse.blogspot.com
Open from 8:30am until 4:30pm Tuesday through Friday & Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of Each MonthClosed on Sundays & Mondays
We do not sell or give material to the general public.
Each year,Houston residents, companies, and institutions throw away as much building material as there is trash
floating in the world’s oceans = 250,000 tons
The Reuse Warehouse was adopted by the Department of Solid Waste Manage ment
and opened in April, 2009 on surplus City of Houston property. Since that time, approximately 500 non-profit organizations have registered with us.
90% of the diverted material is reused by the organizations.
Our objective is to foster and nurture a culture of reuse and augment partnerships between community stakeholders.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
A team of environmental analysts with the City of Houston came upon a 2004 -2005 study completed by Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Houston Advanced Research Center that revealed approximately 38% (250,000 tons) of the waste stream in the Houston area to be construction and demolition material. The team set out to see what the City could do to encourage the diversion of some of this material while providing community development opportunities.
• Residents who clear their garages and yards• Eco-friendly junk removal companies• Large and Small Construction companies • Businesses reclaiming space• Solid Waste Depositories and other City
Departments• Deconstruction/Reuse Organizations
WHO BRINGS MATERIAL?
WHO TAKES THE MATERIAL?
Churches • Schools • Affordable Housing • Homeless Shelters • Transitional Housing • Charitable Home Repairs • Community Development Corporations and Centers • Veterans • Job Skills Training • Medical Foundations • Physical Therapy • Museums • Theaters • Cultural Institutions • Artists • Animal Shelters • Historic Preservation • Community Gardens
Bricks, Doors, Light Fixtures, Lumber, Plywood, Cabinets, Roofing Material, Countertops, Sinks, Showers, Drywall, Shingles, Tile, Plumbing Fixtures, Tools, Stone, Soil, Light and Heavy Gauge Steel, and some bulk materials.
Paint, Inefficient Appliances, Upholstered Furniture, Broken Items, Rotten Wood, Tear-Off Shingles, Pre-1978 Ballasts , Dirty Carpet, & most bulk materials.
WHAT MATERIALS DO WE ACCEPT?
WHAT MATERIALS DO WE NOT ACCEPT?
HOW DOES THE MATERIAL BREAK DOWN?
MATERIAL COMPOSITES
OVERWHELMINGQUANTITIES
SPECIFIC USES
CHALLENGES
HOW MUCH MATERIAL HAVE WE KEPT OUT OF LANDFILLS SINCE WE OPENED IN 2009?
Approximately 2800 tons = The Roof of the Astrodome.
2015
2020
About 1% of the amount of construction material Houstonians throw away each year.
An Average Month = 40 Tons
Our Biggest Month: May, 2015: 261 Tons!
More Than the Statue of Liberty
PARTNERING WITH OTHER REUSE FACILITIES
PROMOTING DECONSTRUCTION
BOSTON, MA
FT. MYERS, FL
BUILDING A REUSE CULTURE:
GETTING MILEAGE OUT OF COMMUNICATIONJOINING PEOPLE TOGETHER
Current Centralized Donations & Collections
90 % Donation/Collection Rate
11,000 Square Feet of Covered Storage Capacity
All Materials Must Be Delivered to and from the Warehouse
Some Materials Are Not Permitted
Point -To - Point Collections
100 % Donation/Collection Rate
Materials Are Not Transported to the Warehouse
Materials Are Picked Up at the Source
More Types of Material Are Permitted
www.habitatnwhc.orgDECONSTRUCTION
www.historichouston.org
www.thereusepeople.org
Deconstruction Strategy:It takes more time and a little more money up front. A trained crew and appraiser must be hired. The tax deductions more than compensate for the time and expense. Jobs are created. The material is kept out of landfills.
Oak Forest Library Deconstruction/Renovation2010
WWW.SERHOUSTON.ORG/YOUTHBUILD-HOUSTON
YOUTHBUILD
WHAT HAPPENS TO MATERIAL AFTER IT IS DONATED?
Box 13 Art Space
The Monarch School
Habitat for Humanity • Sheltering Arms • The Red Cross • Housing Offers Provided For Everybody (H.O.P.E.) • AIDS Housing Coalition Houston • Talent Yield Coalition for Veterans • Small Religious Organizations • Rebuilding Together Houston
Basic Home Repair and Transitional Housing
To Ecclesia ChurchFrom Oak ForestLibrary
The Redeemer Church
Magnolia Park Community Gardens
Berry Elementary SchoolHISD
The Monarch School
University of Houston
The Parish School
Bay Area Ballet and Theatre Houston Festival Foundation
5th Ward C.D.C./ Dan Havel / Dean Ruck
Joyce
Katherine Homer
Lance
Animoo Crackers